South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on August 1, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Volcano Watch — Distant versus local earthquakes and tsunami response times in Hawaii
Source: US Geological Survey Breadcrumb News Volcano Watch — Distant versus local earthquakes and tsunami response times in Hawaii Earthquakes and tsunamis in the news over the past few days are a reminder that we live on a dynamic planet with different hazards and associated response times. While tsunamis generated by large, distant earthquakes take […]
MIL-OSI USA News: Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-left”>By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 […]
MIL-OSI USA News: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Amends Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across our Northern Border
Source: US Whitehouse ADDRESSING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25% to 35%, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on August 1, 2025. Shortly after returning to office, President Trump declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cortez Masto Calls on Trump Administration to Increase Transparency on Trade Negotiations
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Nevada Cortez Masto Following Announcement of Recent Trade Agreement, Indonesian Authorities Have Publicly Disputed Announced Agreements Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer calling on the Trump Administration to provide more transparency to Congress on their trade negotiations […]
MIL-Evening Report: A Hawaiian epic made in NZ: why Jason Momoa’s Chief of War wasn’t filmed in its star’s homeland
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duncan Caillard, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Jason Momoa’s historical epic Chief of War, launching August 1 on Apple TV+, is a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories – despite the fact their film and TV production industry now struggles […]
MIL-OSI: NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Second Quarter Results Total revenues of $36.5 million, a 23% year-over-year improvement Net income of $0.9 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.34, which includes a positive impact of $1.4 million related to the release of our deferred tax valuation allowance in Canada Adjusted EBITDA of $2.2 million, a $1.3 million year-over-year improvement $25.4 million in cash and $7.7 […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Presses President Trump’s New NTIA Administrator on Day One: Stop Delaying Broadband Funds for New Mexico
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on Arielle Roth, the recently confirmed Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to fulfill her responsibility to fully implement programs authorized […]
MIL-OSI: NCS Multistage to Acquire ResMetrics, Further Expanding Tracer Diagnostics Offering
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) HOUSTON, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCSM) (“NCS” or the “Company”) today announced that it has acquired ResMetrics LLC (“ResMetrics”), a leading provider of chemical tracer diagnostics services used by oil and gas operators to validate reservoir development strategies, improve hydraulic fracture stimulation designs, evaluate inter-well connectivity, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Migrant Crossings at the Darien Gap Continue to Plummet, Crossings Are Down 99.98%
Source: US Department of Homeland Security In May, only 13 crossings were recorded—June dropped further to just 10 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced migrant crossings at the Darien Gap have dropped 99.98% for the months of May and June 2025 compared to a peak under the Biden Administration in […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor cuts ribbon on new $25M bridge in Church Rock – Infrastructure upgrade creates safter pedestrian access
Source: US State of New Mexico SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) today marked the opening of a new $24 million bridge on NM 566 near Church Rock that creates safer access for pedestrians with a dedicated walking trail. The steel girder bridge spans the BNSF […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy Introduces Legislation to Crack Down on Money Laundering, Terror Financing in Art Market
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Art Market Integrity Act to require art dealers and auction houses to comply with anti-money-laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Currently, the art market, a $25 billion industry in the United […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Services trade growth slows in first quarter of 2025
Source: World Trade Organization Services exports in Europe and North America increased by only 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, down from 8% and 11% respectively in the first quarter of 2024. In contrast, strong growth was sustained in Asia at 9%. The overall slowdown in services trade was mainly due to “Other […]
MIL-OSI: 2025 FIRST HALF RESULTS : MOBILIZE FINANCIAL SERVICES DELIVERS SOLID GROWTH
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) PRESS RELEASE Paris, 31st July 2025 2025 FIRST HALF RESULTS :MOBILIZE FINANCIAL SERVICES DELIVERS SOLID GROWTH Mobilize Financial Services records a progression in new financing by 3.8% in the first semester of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This performance reflects a rise in the average amount […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Renewed opportunity for partnership with Panama – E-002949/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-002949/2025to the CommissionRule 144Sebastian Kruis (PfE) In October 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Panama from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, acknowledging comprehensive reforms of its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regimes. Panama has since overhauled its financial supervision, enhanced institutional capacity […]
US appeals court scrutinizes Trump’s use of tariffs as trade deadline looms
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) U.S. appeals court judges sharply questioned on Thursday whether President Donald Trump’s tariffs were justified by the president’s emergency powers, as lawyers for states and businesses challenging the measures argued he exceeded his authority. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: European gloom over the Trump deal is misplaced. It’s probably the best the EU could have achieved
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maha Rafi Atal, Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow The trade deal between the US and the European Union, squeezed in days before the re-introduction of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, is reflective of the new politics of […]
Judges question whether Trump tariffs are authorized by emergency powers
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) U.S. appeals court judges sharply questioned on Thursday whether President Donald Trump’s tariffs were justified by the president’s emergency powers, after a lower court said he exceeded his authority with sweeping levies on imported goods. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kaine, Curtis, And Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Crimes in Brazilian Amazon and Strengthen Regional Stability
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, introduced the Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act. The bipartisan legislation addresses […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kaine, Schumer, Shaheen, & Wyden Announce Intent to Challenge Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced their intent to file privileged legislation to challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods from Brazil in response to steps […]
MIL-OSI Security: Illicit firearms: Operation Trigger IX nets 14,260 arrests across Latin America
Source: Interpol (news and events) 18 April 2023 Drugs worth USD 5.7 billion also seized in INTERPOL-led operation targeting key trafficking routes and organized crime groups LYON, France – In the biggest firearms operation ever coordinated by INTERPOL, authorities in Central and South America have made 14,260 arrests and seized some 8,263 illicit firearms, as […]